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As Lucas points out, protocols to the ISP are typically not secure. WPA (or
WEP) is between your AP (or router) and your wifi client.
WPA with preshared key (typical for home use) has exploits if you do not
take care to choose long enough keys. There have been several articles about
this. See for example
http://www.technewsworld.com/perl/story/32070.html
If you use long-enough passphrases, WPA should be good enough for anybody.
WEP is very vulnerable, but if you change passwords even once a week, it's
unlikely that anyone will waste time trying to crack your system. Hackers
generally want quick payback for their efforts, unless they're trying to
prove a point on a specific (usually public) system.
"Lucas Tam" <REMOVEnntp@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> Drew Cutter <andrewc@wcoil.com> wrote in news:c4q8r0$vvk$0@65.17.190.246:
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> > The protocol that your isp has not to do with it. It depends upon how
> > good the hacker is and what tools he is using. The chances of a hacker
> > using these tools is slim to none .
>
> If the ISP used a WPA connection... how might the hacker crack the
> connection? AFAIK, there are no exploits for WPA.
>
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